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The Church At The Time Was Much More Faithful To Reason Than Galileo Himself, And Also Took Into Consideration The Ethical And Social Consequences Of Galileo's Doctrine. Its Verdict Against Galileo Was Rational And Just.

Unanimity Of Opinion May Be Fitting For A Church, For The Frightened Or Greedy Victims Of Some (ancient, Or Modern) Myth, Or For The Weak And Willing Followers Of Some Tyrant. Variety Of Opinion Is Necessary For Objective Knowledge. And A Method That Encourages Variety Is Also The Only Method That Is Comparable With A Humanitarian Outlook.

The Attitude Of The Church Was Not As Dogmatic As Is Often Assumed. Interpretations Of Bible Passages Had Been Revised In The Light Of Scientific Research Before. Everyone Regarded The Earth As Spherical And As Freely Floating In Space Though The Bible Tells A Different Story.

Not Only Are Facts And Theories In Constant Disharmony, They Are Never As Neatly Separated As Everyone Makes Them Out To Be.

Mathematical Reasoning Is Not Only Exact; It Has Its Own Criteria Of Reality.